'Lightlark' Author Alex Aster Wows Kristen Bell With Story Of Perseverance | Kelly Extras
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ย. 2024
- New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster dishes on her YA fantasy novel "Lightlark," and shares how her viral TikTok pitch video helped her land a book deal after persevering through years of rejection. Kristen Bell and Anna Diop can't believe her story, and are holding out for roles in the forthcoming movie adaptation.
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I love when Kelly interviews authors. Please keep doing this!!
Honestly I say this with love in my heart, no hate to Alex, but her getting this interview just goes to show how much having connections will do for you (her sister is worth 220 million as said on Forbes, founder of the Newsette, co-CEO with Selena Gomez for Wondermind, etc). There are so many authors that had sold millions of copies for their books this year and who have movie/show deals, who are extremely well known and popular, but no interview for them - but the writer whose book JUST came out gets one? Honestly it's just so discouraging to see how much easier it is to get attention for a book when you're already so rich and have connections. This isn't criticism of Alex btw, but I just wish, especially at a time where the economic gap between rich and poor is increasing so much, that the arts were more accessible and achievable as a career to 'normal' people.
i 100% agree w you
I understand what you mean that many other authors dont get interviews but She didn't have any connections with the industry, she got a lot of oppurtunities because she used popular social media platforms
Kelly asking if she can do a song and Kristen asking if she’s casting felt a little too scripted lol.
I know you said no hate so same here no hate to you. This is coming from an actor who auditions for many things and hasn't gotten anything yet. The acting and writing industry is a whole game of luck. If you get seen by even someone for your work that is luck just as much as you get lucky to be seen by even just a couple people on tiktok. She got extremely lucky that booktok liked her book and thought it had the potential. The acting industry only wants to put out there what other people want to see so when universal saw that and saw other people wanted it, they were giving them what they want. Now like you said she has connections but what also she said is it took YEARS her sister helped her no less then she could herself. She got herself there only through the fact that she worked hard and followed her dreams even through failure and hurt. Once again no hate to youu 😁
@@brookebriones8728 you’re so right, I’m also an actor who’s auditioned for so much but has barely gotten anything. Keep going and never give up
The fact that so many people make aesthetics for their books so many times and only she gets fame for it and kelly talks about it like it’s this new thing shows just how little people care about books until a rich person makes one
Isn't this the book that was trending on tiktok for not being at all what the synopsis says it is?
Yes
@@ellenbrake1653 ah okay, thanks!
yes it’s quite mediocre, she wondered why every publisher was rejecting her but failed to develop the entire plot and all the characters. also didn’t deliver on any promised scenes, etc.
Let’s just say it wasn’t for me
Kristen was 100% serious wanting to be in it
For real she wanted to so bad😂😂
Love that please 💞
i want that too haha
Not a huge fan of LL personally but wow Alex is so well spoken and charismatic! Really enjoyed hearing her talk about her experiences.
Kelly, please have more authors as guests on your show! Loved seeing Alex talk about her novel!!!!! Also really hope to see Kelly collab on that song for the book!
This book has a lot of interesting concepts and ideas. *However* , it definitely needed more time before being published.
this is so true!
Elaborate please?
@@Lina_unchained you don’t get elaboration ig😭
@@sillyspine Apparently not 🤣 just f me I guess 🤷🏿♀️🤣😭
@@Lina_unchained the world is filled with millions of inconsistencies and the characters really lack significant depth -- it definitely did need more time but the ideas could have been made into something rlly interesting. sadly it didn't :((
I am just tired of every successful author getting hate for the prettiest reasons after selling millions of copies . I loved lightlark personally , definitely scope for improvement but for a budding writer i loved it
My problem with this book is that the worldbuilding is very surface level, and the author just seems to make stuff up about the magic system as it goes along, early, it's said that the rules have magic blood, Alex seems to forget that, the MC has a teleportation device and she seems to forget about it too.
Freak i think the unique abilities, the Flairs, were only introduced near the end of the book.
I bet Azul was only made into a black gay man at the very last second bc Alex found out that she didn't have either of those in her book and instead of raceswapping Cleo or Celeste (they literally look identical in their promo art), she decided to just combine them into one character...and then neglect that character and his entire kingdom until its "group picture time" with the rulers 😂
Kristen Bell's reactions through the whole video 😂❤️
I am almost finished reading this book and I Loooovvvveee it. I can not believe it got rejected at first. The world and character building and the story......I mean come on, and Isla, she is relatable, strong, and fierce. So happy Lightlark is being made into a movie, just please don't let movie makers ruin it. 100% a fan of yours, can not wait to read all that you put out into the world.
She is definitely more of a master tiktok promoter and fast-talking salesperson than I thought! Shes certainly got a talent for crowdpleasing.
Which confuses me all the more. I wonder why she pursued "creative" book writing in the first place (which resulted in Lightlark) as opposed to something like comedy or songwriting.
No clue. Her writing is awful.
What’s wrong with writing books? There’s value in being a creative person. Just so happens that her book was very poorly written.
I don't remember how or when I realized who this girl is. She is really Alexandra Pierson, always know as Alex. I still don't understand why she uses Aster. Both Alex and Danny (twin sister) have been in numerous commercials for their father's Toyota commercials and their pictures on Billboard signs when they were younger.
Knowing the schools they attended and where they lived, no doubt they have had connections.
I am sure they have worked hard, but definitely easier with all of the connections, people, etc in their lives to get to where they are today/now.
I never heard of that book! Going on the Kelly Clarkson show will bring it to another big audience! Bravo!
I love how everyone there was completely captivated by Alex and so happy to see her succeed 👏🏻
Wow, I’m bowled over by this story and how this young woman persevered and made her dreams come true. She’s an inspiration.
Thank god her sister has connections, she would never have done it without them.
of how having good family connections makes you famous, for writing subpar book
@@feathercat9118 "Subpar" is putting it mildly. It's more completely nonsensical than merely subpar.
seeing Alex go from that tiktok video to now makes me want to cry so many happy tears
If you read the book you will prolly cry harder because of how awful it is
@@nia-oc4uoDramatic..
Kelly making connections and empowering others. Love it. 😊
"But I'll write you a pretty song " ❤
YESSSS!!!! GO ALEX!!! GIRL YOU MADE IT ON THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW! 🙌🏽😃😃
Kelly, I love that you are featuring authors. I read in the Shadow Garden after it was featured on your show with an Author interview. This book sounds really awesome too. I'm going to check it out. Keep the recommendations coming.
Is it… good?
What an amazing story! Get yours, Alex!!
“Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes”
omg i would love to read a whole series of these books!!!! I would also be thrilled to watch a movie or series or whatever of this author's creation
"yes and yes" ❤️ and "I'm in" too 🤭😁
Amazing I hope you go far.i will buy the book and hope to see it as a movie
Omg!! I’ve been following her on tiktok, and when I saw that video on tiktok I bought the book immediately and read it! It’s AMAZING!! Y’all gotta get this book , the TWIST at the end has you wanting more!! Can’t wait for the actual movie!!!
And she’s getting a movie?! Honestly I’m very proud that someone can go from nothing to instant fame and a million doors open but I feel bad for the small authors out there still waiting for there break this is really great and I did buy the book haven’t read it yet but I will her story is nice
Her sister is a multi millionaire lol
Her Dad owns one of the largest Toyota dealerships in the country and her Mom is also wealthy.
The book itself is...like The Hunger Games with magic. The "gimmick" is that the main character doesn't have powers but her competitors do. If you can get past the weird narration style she has (ex: "she ran like she was running away from something"), you might like the book!
She definitely did not go from nothing!
@@SrslyTony The book is most definitely not like The Hunger Games. You can tell that Aster was trying to do that, but failed on multiple levels because she couldn't be bothered to sort out her worldbuilding
Amazing Lovely Ladies on the show! 😍🌹💕❣️❤️
Wow, it's amazing how successful you can be when you're born into a rich family with lots of connections (go and look at their family history; literal millionaires). Has anyone here actually read the book? If not, all I'll say is to go and read some reviews...
There are so many amazingly written books with fantastic stories by authors who don't get half the attention Alex is getting. I wonder why.
Having learned her backstory....Im just here for the comments.
She is so mature
Congratulations Alex !!!!!❤❤
omg krimsonrogue from YT has done a 7hr video ripping this book apart and im loving it😂😂😂
She's representing for her family
I didn’t know anything about this I just stumbled upon the book at Walmart and I got night name at Walmart today one day before the release it was on the shelves
Lightlark was not a good book... There are plenty of other writers with very amazing stories that should be spotlighted. She is benefiting from her family's connections.
Congrats and good job!!!
Ps Any one count how many times she said yes hahaha
That’s an awesome story. Put lightlark on my Christmas list.
Go Kristen! Love Anna
I can tell no one here has actually read the book. It was mediocre, full of tropes, poor writing and prose, and the plot was all over the place. It always pays to have family that is already established and wealthy. It’s too bad authors will proper, edited and well-written work will never get this amount of attention. There are various reviews on Tiktok and TH-cam if anyone is wondering what the book is actually about. The premise was a good idea but the execution was extremely flawed.
Actually, the book makes no fuxking sense, is deeply flawed, and outrageously bland, but it is good example on how not to write a fantasy book with characters.
This book was middle school amateur. The writing was horrendous. Something doesn't add up with her story
well it was #1 for a reason and most of us loved it, so if you didn’t like it that’s your opinion and keep it to yourself bc it’s obviously a very unpopular opinion🤷🏾♀️
@@michaestephens4077 yeah, it was #1. thats actually speaks volumes for our society. Depressing.
@@runback22 idk what you thought you did but that was so cringe😭. it’s not depressing i thought it was a good book and others did too it’s called diff opinions
Do her and Kelly share the same agency?
Amazing
She has to get interviewed by Emma Watson
Emma would be so down
Im torn i heard the books are terribly written, id give it a try anyway
Can someone who has read the book explain why it’s every 100 years? It seems like a long time and not everyone would even get to experience the event. Is there a reason it’s every century?
She kind of looks and sounds like Miranda Cosgrove.
Wow
I need this....pls @Netflix make this movie or series #Netflix
Nobody is gonna notice that she is low key icarly
Why does she want to ride on this fake rag to riches storyline? She’s literally the daughter of a millionaire. All these sob stories about her mom being an immigrant and dad not going to college doesnt really matter in her life a single bit.
Shes also conveniently ignoring the fact that she has had her books published and released before.
As for Lightlark, what a horrendously written Mary Sue mess. It’s so full of plotholes and tropes.
I hope real good authors with no connections or millions of dollars also get invited to be on this show. Maybe an actual rag to riches story for once.
She sounds like a Mina kumez
Is this parody?
If they don’t cast Kristen I will sue 😭 jk 👀 or am I?
I heard the book sucks 🤷 Sorry
Maybe read it first
I can only hope one day that my books can make it this far 🫶 I started writing when I was 11 and I just can’t believe how she has managed to make her dream a reality.
Your dreams will come reality too. Don’t give up and keep writing if that’s what you’re passionate about. If you have books already written and they are done, I would like to read them :)
You have a reader too !
All you need to do is be born into a rich family and you too can get an incomprehensible first draft published and undeservedly treated as an against the odds success story.